Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-22
HON. JOSEPH SPRIGG
CALLS ATTENTION TO THE INSANE ASYLUM
AND THE GOVERNORS ACTION.
The Action Of the Late Board aGd Of Mr.. Wilson
Denounced as Most R1raOrdinary-A Com
ple.s Review Of the Conduct Of the
Investigating Committee.
ID ne Editor ofMs Reaisser.

To TIE EdnOr OF ne ReqStcr
MooREFIELD, w. VA, April 18.-The
action of the late Board of Directors OF the
Hospital for the Insane, and Of Governor
Wilson in appointing anew Board OF Direc-
tor for said Hospital, is the most extraOr-
binary have ever known on the part of
any public servants in the history of this
State, and calls loudly for prompt and Ell
fectual action on the part of all the good
people of the State, irrespective Of party
My only object in writing this paper Is to
call the attention of the people, rs strongly
as am able, to the subject involved, IN
the firm belief that they VIII compel the
proper and right thing to be done. L am
very sure that would not, under any CIR
eumstanees, or for any consideration In
tentiOnally do Dr. Bland, the Board oil
Directors, or any body connected with the
Hospital for the insane, o wrong; nor do
| believe any OF the other members oil the
special committee would. II have
wronged him, the Board oil Directors or
any one connected with the hoSpltA LOT
the Insane, unlntentionalIy, most SIN
cerely desire that wrong to be corrected as
.,,,.5i1,, a. ross;lIa desire however
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the acI'oA vi 'ue Spo''ai 'o""',''''
reviewed oyan lmpartial ana misunderstood
tribunal. The members of
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hive at such great distances from eacn
other that it is impossible to get them to-
ystber for a united reply TO the special
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lepo'' ~,
18th OF MArcn oy the last boaru OIL direct
OTIS. That special report OF the Board
has baap nrinted and scattered broadcast
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pense OF the people. IL contains untrue,
garbled and misleading statements, and
nn;,st;fable reflections upon the special
.L.raco,o oo,oi,,dod
eouiihi''ee' anu lA'e 'iieie''i0
to assume the resPohs lOllits OIL Replying W
Il individually. When the facts relative
70 the investigation of the Hospital for the
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insane arc S'A'e' 'o''e''iy' '"
lieve that any considerable NUMBER 0I iah
minded, Just citizens oil the state VIII as
agree with me IN characterlzing the action
of the State Board, anu the governor oil
the State IN his appoi tments lor the he"
Board, as most extraordinary
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NJ IT, mem her Of The sDeciaI committee
amounted was there when the resolution
passed or during the time the subject was
under consideration in the Legislature. l
had no knowledge whatever of the purpose
of any one to place me on that committee
until | noticed it in the newspapers, No
member Of either branch Of the Legislature